Send us a text📹 A dating fail that created YouTubeBefore it hosted cat videos, K-pop fancams and the entire cultural output of Gen Z, YouTube began as… a dating site. In 2005 its founders uploaded a “hot or not but for love” concept that failed spectacularly, pivoted to “upload anything you like” and accidentally built the biggest video platform on Earth. From grainy webcams to billion-dollar buyouts, we revisit the wild birth of a website that rewired culture — and our attention spans — forever.🇪🇺 Europe says ‘non’, 50 Cent says ‘go shorty’The early 2005 EU Constitution vote sparks political meltdowns, referendum chaos and enough diplomatic angst to qualify as its own Eurovision entry. Meanwhile 50 Cent drops Candy Shop, hypnotising the world with a beat so sticky it probably violated trade regulations. It’s geopolitics meets club banger — the moment Brussels bureaucracy collided with the slinkiest track of the mid-2000s.✈️ 67 hours, one pilot and zero sleep hygieneSteve Fossett pulls off one of the most jaw-dropping aviation feats of the decade: the first solo, nonstop, nonstop (yes, twice) flight around the world without refuelling. Sixty-seven straight hours sealed in a carbon-fiber capsule with snacks, oxygen tanks and the energy of a man who simply refuses limits. A record-breaker, a headline-maker and pure early-2000s daredevil energy.📝 The gonzo goodbye to Hunter S ThompsonIn February 2005, journalism loses its wildest voice when Hunter S Thompson takes his final bow. The inventor of gonzo reporting leaves behind a legacy of chaos, counterculture, political rage and some of the most electric prose ever put to paper. We look back at the man who turned journalism into performance art — and whose influence still echoes through everything from documentaries to Twitter rants.Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nostalgia - Facebook (@tminus20) or Instagram (tminus20podcast). You can also contact us there if you want to be a part of the show.

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